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Our leaders are confused – Angel Carbonu on 23% pay rise for public sector workers

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Carbonu has reacted to the government's recent announcement of a 23% increment in...

Two years after toll abolition, persons with disability sleep at Roads Ministry to demand employment

Two years ago, they all lost their jobs when the Finance Minister announced the abolition of road tolls. The government promised to reassign all of...

Nothing my husband did turned me on – Breast cancer survivor narrates

"Chemotherapy affected my sex drive, and nothing my husband did turned me on," Joycelyn Kumah, a critical care nurse and breast cancer survivor, said...

I sometimes worship with Presbyterians and Methodists – A/R Chief Imam

Ashanti Regional Chief, Sheik Abdul Mumin Haroun has revealed the cordial relationship enjoyed between Muslims and Christians over a period of time. He disclosed that...

Ofori-Atta to present 2024 budget today

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta is set to present the government's 2024 Budget Statement and Economic Policy in Parliament. This presentation aims to outline strategies for...

Prices for graves escalate

Families are paying more in recent times for space to bury their dead. Visits by The Mirror to some cemeteries showed that over the past...

Why we elected Bawumia – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu reveals

New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for the Suame constituency in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has stated that the governing party elected the...

NAM1 gave police GH¢2.5m not GH¢5m – Godfred Dame

The government has denied claims by the Chief Executive Officer of defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1, that he...

Hearts of Oak sack head coach, Martin Koopman

Hearts of Oak and head coach Martin Koopman have decided to part ways amicably, marking the end of a brief five-month tenure. Koopman, a Dutch...

Supporters of Odododiodio NPP parliamentary aspirants clash during vetting

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, vetted Nii Lantey Bannerman and Mannaf Sowah, the two aspirants seeking to be the...

Jurors vow to continue strike despite part payment of outstanding allowances

Striking jurors in the Ashanti region say they would not resume work at the High Courts despite government paying part of their outstanding arrears. Comprising...

Ghanaian entrepreneur finds success in Finland: The inspiring story of a Pentecost elder [Video]

In the land of Finland, resides Elder Samuel Anini, a Ghanaian who has woven his life into the fabric of Finnish society. With nearly three...

Define the energy problem so you can deal with it – ACEP tells government

The Executive Director for the African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye has advised the government to carry out an internal assessment of...

Scrap teacher training, nursing training allowances – Suhuyini

The Member of Parliament for Tamale North Constituency, Alhassan Suhuyini, says the government must cancel trainee allowances for nurses and teachers. According to him, the...

Base pay on Single Spine Salary Structure to go up 23 percent from Jan 2024

Organised Labour has secured a 23% increment in the base pay for the Year 2024, after a two-day negotiation with the government. This is expected...

Alan Kyerematen meets CSOs [Watch]

During a stakeholder meeting between Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and the former Trade and Industry Minister, Alan Kyerematen, Founder and CEO of Immani Ghana,...

60-yr-old man who allegedly killed 15-yr-old fulani boy in Sawla remanded

A 60-year-old farmer has been detained by the Bole District Magistrate Court in connection with the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old Fulani boy in...

What Raphael Dwamena’s father said after his demise

Patrick Amoako Sefa, the father of the late Ghanaian footballer Raphael Dwamena, has expressed the family's ongoing struggle to accept the loss. "We've been in...

Gov’t secures €50m to reconstruct La General Hospital

Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu has announced that, Ministry of Finance has secured €50 million in local funding for the reconstruction of the La...

There is no load shedding – Energy Ministry insists

Deputy Energy Minister, Andrew Egyapa Mercer has reiterated assurances by government officials that the country is far from plunging into a load shedding era. According...

Garu military brutalities: Security analyst justifies action of residents

Security Analyst, Paul Boateng, has said the Garu residents did nothing untoward to warrant the brutalities were meted out on them by the military. According...

Small Scale Miners issue 2-day ultimatum for justice for killed colleagues

The National Concerned Small Scale Miners Association of Ghana has unequivocally condemned the killing of two unarmed artisanal miners by Forestry Commission operatives at...

Kakum residents oppose any move to mine in forest reserve

Residents of Abrafo-Odumase, a farming community adjacent the Kakum National Park, have taken a strong stand against any attempt to mine minerals in the...

Raphael Dwamena’s mother breaks silence on his death

Ruby Akakpo, the mother of late former Black Stars forward, Raphael Dwamena says she is devastated over his death. The distraught mother said her...

Ken Kuranchie reacts to court’s ruling on suit against Mahama

The Editor-in-chief of the Daily Searchlight newspaper, Kenneth Kuranchie has said he will not give up on his quest to challenge the eligibility of...

‘Women who refuse to take their husbands name are selfish’

A Behavioural Scientist and therapist, Dr. Caroline Kusi is of the opinion that, women who refuse to change their surnames to their husbands' names...

Supreme Court dismisses Ken Kuranchie’s suit against Mahama

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Daily Searchlight Editor, Ken Kuranchie challenging the eligibility of John Dramani Mahama to contest 2024 elections. The Apex Court found the application defective. Mr....

Raphael Dwamena’s cardiologist makes shocking revelation

The cardiologist of Raphael Dwamena has revealed that the striker chose to have his defibrillator removed a year before he collapsed and died on the...

Akosombo dam spillage: Ada flood victims desperately need help – MP cries

Member of Parliament for Ada constituency, Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe, is struggling to understand why flood victims in the area are not receiving the needed...

Mfante killing: Mankranso Forestry Commission office remains shut in fear of reprisal attacks

Three days after two brothers were allegedly shot and killed by a Forestry Commission taskforce at a community mining site in Mfante, the divisional...

Akosombo dam spillage: NADMO exposes South Tongu DCE over relief items

The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has dismissed claims by the South Tongu District Chief Executive (DCE) that relief items are stuck at the...

Bawumia meets Majority Caucus

The Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Monday visited Parliament to engage with the Majority Caucus....

There might soon be more plastics than fish in seas – Ramsar Chief

Fishermen in Ghana’s coastal waters may soon be returning home with a bumper catch of plastics instead of their highly sought-after protein. According to...

Airbus scandal: Planned picketing at Mahama’s office postponed

Pressure group, Fixing the Country Movement has postponed its planned demonstration and picketing at the office of former President John Mahama in Accra. The...

No hotel is as comfortable as my home – Joe Osei-Owusu

The First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu is the latest legislator to support the decision to hold the annual post-budget workshop outside Accra...

Bawumia will always outshine John Mahama – Joe Wise

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Bekwai in the Ashanti Region, Joe Osei-Owusu, has stated that, the National Democratic Congress'(NDC) flagbearer,...

Election 2024: Joe Wise speaks on becoming Bawumia’s running mate

The First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu, has said he has no intention of becoming Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s running mate for the 2024...

Fact-check: Did Ghana miss November 1 IMF timeline?

Government has been insistingq in the last few days that it had not missed a November 1 IMF timeline for the fulfillment of conditions to...

Organised Labour demands over 70% base pay for 2024

Organised Labour has proposed over 70% increment in base pay for the year 2024 as they begin negotiations with the government. The demand is...

2024 budget must lessen tax burden – GNCCI

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu-Aboagye has suggested the 2024 budget must lessen tax...